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Bride For A Year (The Big Event!) (Presents , No 1981)
First published 1998 · 185 pages
A high-stakes marriage of convenience melts into genuine passion when an unexpected pregnancy rewrites the rules of the deal.
What it feels like
Reading this classic 90s category romance feels like indulging in a perfectly crafted, emotionally heightened soap opera. The narrative moves at a brisk, addictive pace, pulling you into a world where business deals and matters of the heart inevitably collide. The atmosphere is thick with unspoken desires and the delicious tension of a marriage of convenience that is anything but convenient. As the characters navigate their transactional boundaries, the prose leans into their internal angst and simmering chemistry, creating an intimate, swoony mood. It is a deeply satisfying read for anyone who loves watching guarded walls crumble under the weight of unexpected vulnerability, delivering that quintessential vintage romance thrill where duty gives way to undeniable, passionate devotion.
- Mood
- emotionally charged
- tense
- swoony
- intimate
- Tone
- passionate
- earnest
- melodramatic
- angsty
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- transactional relationships · hidden desires · unexpected family · vulnerability and trust
- The writing
- Direct and emotionally heightened, focusing heavily on internal romantic turmoil and simmering physical chemistry.
- The arc
- Moves from a guarded, purely transactional arrangement to a vulnerable and passionate surrender to unexpected love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave classic, trope-heavy 90s category romances featuring marriages of convenience and surprise babies.
Content notes
- financial distress
- pregnancy
About the book
First wedding anniversary...first child...
Paige and Brad had a deal. If Paige played the dutiful wife, he would pay off her debts. Theirs was a marriage of convenience, pure and simple - apart from one complication - Brad didn't just want a partner, he wanted a sleeping partner!
So what was there to keep them from breaking their deal altogether? Something that hadn't been part of their business arrangement, something that could turn their first anniversary from divorce into celebration...a baby!
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